Paywall for iPlayer?

[Owen Smith]

The problem with paying from the BBC out of general taxation is it would be an easy target for government cuts. There would be nothing left even faster than is happening now.

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Owen Smith <owen.smith at cantab.net>
Cambridge, UK

> On 7 Jul 2015, at 15:52, Graham Temple (gmail) <graham.j.temple at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> You prove my point.  TV should not be funded by a licence fee, but by direct grant from the government, funded by general taxation.  No other tax is directly related any more, not even NI for the NHS.  That is what the licence fee would be if all had to pay it specifically.  We don't have a schools tax, fuel duty and RFL pay for far more than roads etc, etc.
> 
> GT
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: get_iplayer [mailto:get_iplayer-bounces at lists.infradead.org] On Behalf Of Owen Smith
> Sent: 07 July 2015 13:18
> To: get_iplayer
> Subject: Re: Paywall for iPlayer?
> 
> I have no children so don't use schools, but I still pay for them and am happy to do so. I regard the BBC as being on the same footing, everyone in the UK should pay for it.
> 
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> Owen Smith <owen.smith at cantab.net>
> Cambridge, UK
> 
>> On 7 Jul 2015, at 12:31, Graham Temple (gmail) <graham.j.temple at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Yes but what about people who never ever watch TV at all.  There are 
>> some, believe it or not - my parents for instance.  They have 
>> computers and internet, but why should they pay a charge for something 
>> they will never use, just because they have some equipment (whose 
>> primary purpose is not for accessing TV!) which theoretically could 
>> access on demand content.  How will you differentiate between those 
>> who don't and those who say they don't?  It is like saying you own a 
>> car and live in London so will probably use the Dartford crossing and 
>> enter the congestion zone, so we are going to add £50 a year to your 
>> road fund licence and do away with the congestion charges and tolls.
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: get_iplayer [mailto:get_iplayer-bounces at lists.infradead.org] On 
>> Behalf Of Dave Liquorice
>> Sent: 07 July 2015 09:06
>> To: get_iplayer at lists.infradead.org
>> Subject: Re: Re: Paywall for iPlayer?
>> 
>> On Mon, 06 Jul 2015 20:29:44 +0000, batguano999 wrote:
>> 
>>>> "You have broadband and a computer / 'smart' <sic> TV. Egro, you are 
>>>> equipped to access iplayer, thus require a license."
>>> 
>>> Hmmm
>>> That's a computer license then.
>>> :-)
>> 
>> Too restrictive a description, unless you want to keep the lawyers fat 
>> arguing about the semantics of the word "computer".
>> 
>> The Dutch have a "Media Licence".
>> 
>> TBH I very happy that the licence will now apply to "on demand" content. 
>> Without that the BBC's income was set on a, possibly quite rapid, down 
>> ward direction as more and more people either cotton on or genuinely, 
>> never, ever, watch TV as it is being broadcast.
>> 
>> --
>> Cheers
>> Dave.
>> 
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